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Crock

Object Name:
Crock
Object ID:
1976.010
Place of Origin:
NH
Date:
1856-1870
Description:
Crock. Gray salt-glaze stoneware. Short, round body tapering to a wide bottom. Round rim. Two applied handles. Brown Albany slip glaze on interior. "E G KILBURN & CO / CONCORD N H." stamped in upper case letters on front over free-hand cobalt crossed leaf and spiral decoration.
Material:
Ceramic
Stoneware
Dimensions:
H-5.7 W-10.3 Dia-10 inches
Provenance:
Purchased by NHHS director at Antiques show. E. G. Kilburn & Co. (Enoch Gerrish Kilburn, c. 1825-1870, Boscawen & Concord, NH) are listed as grocers, wholesale and retail, in the Concord directories from 1856 to 1870. They were first located at 242 Main Street, then at 2 Moore's Block, opposite the Masonic Temple.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
Subjects:
Grocers, Stoneware
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